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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23
ACTION.

The Edgecombe farmers are in
earnest. They have acted wisely.
emancipation Of a State Convention,
they first organized a county club,
to secure proper representation in
that body. Now they have set to
work in an earnest and practical
way to organize the whole county
by townships. At the last meeting
OF the county club, the proceedings
OF which we published last week,
one member from each Of the four
teen townships, was appointed to
form clubs in their respective town
ships.
"The President and Secretary
were instructed to notify the several
Township Committees, that they
would visit their Townships for the
purpose of assisting in the formation
of Township Clubs, ON or. before a
certain date and requesting the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23

committee to designate time ana
place" ,.
We heartily commend this action
to the officers of clubs throughout
the State. The sentiment OF the
farmers all over the State is ripe
for organization. They are ready
and anxious to act. 1t is only ne
cessary for some enterprising public
spirit farmers to take the lead and
the complete and thorough organl-
zation Of the whole State will be
easily consummated before the end
of the year. The President OF the
Edgecombe club, Mr.. Elias Carr,
who is the worthy President OF the
North Carolina Farmers Associa-
ton, and who is also n OF the
Trustees of our Agricultural College,
has thus set an example to the farm
ers of the State and has given renew
ed assurance of his eminent fitness
for these responsible positions. Let
the farmers Of the State join him
heartily and earnestly in the good
work. Every township in North
Carolina should be properly repre-
scented in the next meeting Of our
Association and it can be done, if
the friends of progress will but fol-
low the example OF Edgecombe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23

Mr.. Hunter, of Warren county, be-
lieves in diversified farming. Besides
sowing 100 bushels of oats he has put
thirty acres in clover, this spring.
-Rumors of an intended assassination
of the Gar of Russia were rife last week
in St. Petersburg. Many suspected per-
sons were arrested.
The Richmond Hotel, in Buffalo,
n. Y, was burned last Friday night. 1t
was filled with guests, and the fire swept
so rapidly that about thirty of them lost
their lives.
"A meeting of the business men of
Louisburg, Franklin county, was held
last Monday night to take steps for the
establishment of a cotton factory, n a
tobacco warehouse, in that town.
Oxford, Lumberton and Wilson
suffered heavily from fire within the past
week. The greater part of the business
portion of Oxford and Lumberton was
DurIlcu uOWu. OAlOiu . loSS IS IepoItcu
at 100000, Lumberton's at $4,000, and
Wilson's at $4,000.
-Messrs. Louis Bagger & Co., Solicit
ors of Patents, Washington, D. c., write
us that for the week ending March 18th,
twenty-five patents were granted to citi-
zens of Southern States, among them
one to T. E. Anderson, of Weldon, on
seal-lock, and one to r. E. King, of
Warrenton, on fruit jar.
Mr.. r. A. Binkley calls our atten-
ton to the fact that the members OF
Harmon Grove Club get their mail, not
their "meat," (as the types mades us say
last week.. at Lewisville. As good men,
bers of a farmers club, we hope they
don't get meat anywhere, but raise it at
home.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue answers an inquiry from the Com
missioner of Agriculture, stating that
there was manufactured in this country
in the month of November, 4,742.5 500
pounds of artificial butter; in December,
2,7S6,27S pounds; in January, 2,5Ol, ia,
a total of lO,O29,96I pounds.
The Chicago News informs us that
Miss Birdie Brown, who made her debut
into fashionable circles last week, is the
daughter of Watkins H. Brown. ESQ.
who, though a citizen of Chicago for
nearly twenty years, was not recognized
by the elite of that city till he made a
successful "pork deal last November, SO
that Miss Birdie is really indebted to
the hog for her admission into Chicago's
fashionable society.
Mr.. j. T. Eaton, Deputy of the State
Grange, is making gratifying progress
in reviving and organizing oranges in
this State. He reports through the New
Berne Journal of last Saturday the organi-
zation of three new oranges INK craxen
county. He proposes to give this week
to organizing IN Carteret county and
then win goanywhere in the State where
tbsfarmsfs may want him to organize.
4isp9sfofice address is Wildwood, Nd
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FORSYTH COUNTY FARMpp.
CLUB.

This body will meet in Winston
on the 26 inst, (next Saturday
Let every club in the county ~
well represented. Important mat
ters will be considered and q f'l
meeting is desired.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY FARMERS
INSTITUTE.

INSTITUTE.
In all the essentials which go to
make up a frst-class farmers club,
Trinity stands among the very fore
most in the whole South. It's lei
bers are intelligent and pe%rsevering,
and they "neverI weary of well do
ing" Its President, DR.. D. Reid
Parker, has all the qualities OF a
leader. To him, perhaps, more than
any other man, r the farmers OF
Randolph, and of the whole State,
indebted for the first farmers instl-
tute ever held i n the State.
The Institute met in the Court
House at Asheboro on the morning
Of the 10th and organized by elect
ing DR.. d. Reid Parker, President;
Mr.. Tyson Trogden, vice-President;
d. NJ. Payne and M. Bradshaw, Sec
retaries.
The meeting was led in prayer by
Rev. F. H. Wood. The President
made just such a happy and appro-
| pirate speech as his enthusiastic ma
ture and the inspiring surroundings
prompted. The hall was hand
someIy decorated. and the walls
we're adorned with numerous pic
lures Of rural and farm scenery
animals, poultry. implements and
machines, cereals and flowers. A
we'll trained choir of fifteen persons
enlivened the occasion with excel
lent music.
We are able at present to give
only a brief of the exercises. We
learn that an official report of the
proceedings will be ready at an early
lay, and we promise our readers
some interesting and profitable read
ing.
The President at once brought the
body to work, as mapped out on the
programme.
Root Culture-Was discussed by
Prof: Joseph Moore, of New Garden.
Wheat Raising-By Mr.. John
Dorsett.
Clover and Grass-Essay by DR..
J. Byrd, and discussed by W. &. Bar.
bee, J. J. White and others. =
Easi7oge-Essay by - Wakefield.
Stlos-Essay by D. w. G. Benbow.
Sheep Husdandry-Essay by w.
G. Barbee.
The Orchard-Essay byJ. Van
Lindley.
Clean Seeding-Essay by D. M.
Payne.
Hogs and Our Meat Supply. D..
Fuller.
Stock Raising-D. Reid Parker.
Gardenng-W. P. Wood.
Our Homes-Essay by Prof: W. T.
Gannaway.
Agricultural Machnery-J. s. Par
ker.
agricultural Memistry-Prof w.
H. Pegram.
Farm Manogement-Prof. Joseph
Moore.
b Agricultural Literoture-L.L l.. Polk.
( The essays and addresses were
listened to with deep interest, many
ofthem being we'll digested by study,
and were able and highly creditabIe.
The Observation-Disclosures" were
instructive and profitable. The dis
kcussions were free and easy, and. all
present were thoroughly absorbed
inthe proceedings from beginning
to end. We hope at an early day to
begin to spread before our readers
he "feast of fat things that will
never be forgotten by those who en-
Dyed them.
The body held four sessions, and
adjourned on the 18th, after passing
resolutions of thanks to the chair
and to the good citizens of Asheboro,
who had kindly taken "bodily pos
session" of the Institute and fed and
toasted and entertained it as the
people of that large-hearted and hos
pitable old borough know SO we'll
how to do.
We trust that Randolph may be
followed by at least fifty counties in
u State during the present year.
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THE CROSS MARK.

The ros mark on your paper in
dicates that the time for which you
subscribed has or is about to expire.
1t is to give notice SO your subscrip-
ton may. be renewed. If the sub
scription be not renewed the name
will be dropped from the list, but we
want every one to renew and bring
a friend along too:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23

J. W. WADswoRTB.

We fear u esteemed friend has
not read our articles on tobacco care
fully. No two crops have been men
toned more frequently in these COL
umns than tobacco and cotton, but
it has been for the purpose of warn
ing our farmers against the policy
Of depending on these crops to sup
| port them. We thank Mr.. Wads-
worth for his timely and sensible
letter. He knows the value of the
grasses, and no man in all the South
is more competent to speak on the
subject. He is high authority on this
subject, and we want to hear from
him again. We want him to tell our
readers the best grasses and the
combination to use on the average
red clay soils of our State. W. would
be glad to learn the average yield
Nper acre of his farm. Two weeks
Ego we hal the pleasure Of riding
this model grass farm. Two
Hundred acres, covering hillside and
kIope and valley, as smoothly and
hun. roken as a green carpet-no un-
Nightly gullies, no CALLED spots, no
NE elected bitches, but all in the
Highest state Of culture, with well
kept orchards, neat and commodious
barns and farmhouses-it is really a
picture of charming beauty. The
farm lies about one mile from the
city of Charlotte, and we would urge
Ayery farmer who can possibly do
10 to 60 and inspect the farm and
lbarn the true secret of successful
farming.
Mr.. Wadsworth is a busy man.
He has large interests which demand
his individual attention, but he is
mover too busy to tell you many
things about grass and clover which
all ought to know. But he has little
thine to write. This notice of his
farm may induce some of our friends
Ito write to him. Do not write to
him, but make yourinquiries through
dur paper, to save him time and
tNQuble. With one article he can
answer a dozen different inquiries.
To improve your farm you must
have manure, to have anu you
mist have stock, to have stock you
must have the grasses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23

s@We ask every Grange andrea
Farmers Club in the State to send
us at once, the number of members
in the organization together with
the name and Postoffice address of
each officer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23
GOOD SENSE FROM A CpAe,
MAN.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., March u 1887

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARvpp.
Your paper comes to me once Il week
[ think you have tobacco ON tho
brain. Why don't you advise the
farmers more than you do to raise
grasses, corn, wheat, oats and meat
and not run crazy on tobacco and
cotton? If they don't stop it thew
will all be in the poor house. Ifyou
will come to see me in June I will
show you two hundred acres in
grasses and corn.
Tell the farmers to quit so much
cotton and tobacco, and keep their
smoke houses and corn cribs at home
and not in town.
Yours truly,
w w .pCuonru
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Winston, n. G., March %, 1887.
[ This paper entered as second class matter at the
Post Office in Winston, N. CT
ENDORSED BY THE CONVEN-
TON.

The following resolution was
passed by the Farmers Mass Con
vention in Raleigh, January Goth,
1887:
Res0lued, That "The Progressive
Farmer" published by L. L. Polk, Win
ston. N. c., be declared the Official Or
ga of the North Carolina Farmers As
so cation and hat its Editor, l.. L. Polk,
be admitted to the privileges of the floor
as an honorary member of this Conven-
ton.
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A Hint to 0regonisns.

The following from an Albu-
querqe paper shows why the enor-
nous immigration now coming
from the east aims for southern
California and declines TO stop
anywhere else. An OLD, gray
haired, fsrmer.looking man, who
was en- route to California, was
standing on the depot platform the
other day, when an enthusiastic
Albuquerquan engaged him in con-
versation, setting forth in glowing
terms the agricultural and climatic
advantages of New Mexico. The
gray-haired stranger listened at
tentively, but finally said: "My
friend. you may be telling the
truth, but if you have all these ad-
vantages. why don't you advertise
them? Why, out in Kansas, as
our train came through, it was
boarded at every town by real es-
tate men and citizens with circu-
lars, papers and well-gotten up
newspapers, setting forth the ad-
vantsges of the town, and predict
ing for it a great and glorious fu-
ture. We are going to California
because we are impressed with
what we have read of it in publi-
cations of all kinds, magazine arti-
cles, special editions of California
papers, pamphlets and folders.
Most of us had scarcely heard of
New Mexico, except as a wild
land, overrun by hostile Indians.
Now, sir, if you have as good a
country as you represent why don't
you let the world know it?"
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Governor Lee, of Virginia, in
sists that the south should have
the second place on the Demo
cratic ticket next year.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-12-11

A newspaper poet demands to
know "where are the girls of the
past?" Bringing up the girls of
the future, don't you think?
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Pigg is probate judge in Ohio.
Hogg is a member of congress.
Bacon is a custom house officer at
Toledo.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-12-11

Women are the best detectors
of counterfeits when the counter
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Clay county, Kan, has a female
register of deeds. She is Demo
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Me- .ting Notice.

FTsBi r ANNUAL : MEETING OF STOCK
IL holderS Of1h Masonic Land and Build
ing Association u Astoria, will be held at
tn Office of CaQ1t. George Flavel on Wednes-
d Az, December 1, 1887, al O'Clock p. NJ,
or the purpose OF electing five directors for
die ensuing year. and for the transaction of
such other busine IS as may come before the
naeeting. >. 4. MChEAN, Secty.
Astoria, Nov 10, 1887.
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-12-11

When James Buchanan was
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to him from this country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-12-11

Disease is often transmitted by
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A New York woman has been
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Boat Building.

MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE In
IN1 building boats on the Columbia river
and hundreds OF fine boats Of my build
make my guaranteed for good work. Head
{ quarters AZ the old Astoria Iron Works
b uilding, VIII build boats at any point on
tue Columbia EVER where my services may
be required.
WIN. HOWE.
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Night Boa t to Portland.

HtoMMRNGrNG MONDAY -
" NoNsmber 2Is 1. the q r. kfkCrA,h
e. N company Will place S4ae51Ek
THAN fast and elegant steamer P p
THOMPSON. o n the new night RIM he
tyeen.AstOriaI al d Portland Ieaying Port
land every Mfjno ay, Wednesday and Satur-
day at II sc .. =, arriving at Astoria at z
AZ M. the N tXt morning. Returning, will
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thursday Ss<xsf M, arriving at Portland at
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commoda" ao1s will be furnished ON the boat
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berths a'e>t 90 for staterOOms
M-L. NJ AXWELL, q. p. & T. ACT,
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tesi,,natelhg ~ tween midnight and noon are
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